Archive of articles - March 2005, page 6

Forstinger to open in Slovakia

The limits of provocation

CZECH television and stage director Jiří Nekvasil must have known that an untraditional staging of Antonín Dvořák's penultimate opera, Rusalka, would stir emotions. Dvořák is a cultural icon, whose works have been treasured for their fin-de-siecle Romanticism and distinctly Bohemian harmonic colours.

Cut taxing red tape - virtually

TAXPAYERS can now submit their tax returns via the Internet, though the system still has its shortcomings. For example, a taxpayer still has to personally sign an agreement with the Slovak tax administration and all the necessary attachments must be submitted to the tax office in hard copy. Critics therefore wonder if there really are benefits to electronic tax return forms.

Investors keen on Levice industrial park

US chopper in Košice

THE SLOVAK Technical Museum (STM)-Aviation Museum in Košice has received an interesting gift from the US National Guard - a type of helicopter used in the Vietnam War.

Search for best Slovak exporter

Mining wind-down comes at cost

We should be there

WHILE the relationships between the United States and Slovakia is meant to be based on shared values, the visa issue creates the impression of division rather than unity, says chargé d'affaires of the US embassy in Slovakia, Scott Thayer.

Slovakia takes on software pirates

MYTHS of untraceable software piracy are slowly disappearing as international governments join leading corporations in the global fight against the illegal use and distribution of software products.

Tiger beats the average

SLOVAKIA is keeping up with its western neighbours quite well in its handling of public finances. Last year's finance deficit, weighing in at 3.3 percent of gross domestic product, came close to the EU average of 2.6 percent.

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Resolution in sight for KIA plant

LANDOWNERS who refused to sell their land at the government's official evaluation price can now harvest the fruits of their patience.A long awaited buy out of 56 hectares of land near Žilina started last week. Korean investors have been trying to obtain the land for months to complete the construction of a new Hyundai/ KIA car plant in the region.

Spy revelations force cabinet appointee to resign

Austrian firm to invest one billion plus in Banská Bystrica

Dzurinda: Majority of EU supports EU-Croatian talks

Alleged Communist secret police agent appointed ambassador

Slovaks do not trust electronic signatures

Russian intelligence chief thanks Slovak counterpart

French interested in Slovak energy sector